Bloomer Pool Skill Training
Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 6:15 PM until 9:00 PM
This is a great opportunity to learn or practice rescues and rolling. Self/assisted recues are skills required to attend the Rookie Rendezvous and just good to know paddling skills. Algae is a huge concern for pools. All paddle craft need to be disinfected inside and outside to kill algae. Also, all sand and dirt removed inside and out of kayak. A vacuum cleaner works great. Life jackets are required. If working on self rescues bring a paddle float. Kayaks with bulkheads are recommended. If your kayak does not have bulkheads or flotation devices(factory Styrofoam), floatation bags or sea sock will be needed in the kayak. Doing rescues in a kayak without floatation is just about impossible. I do have an extra kayak and sea sock someone could barrow. 6:15 Unload kayaks/gear and carry in building. 6:30 orientation and dry land instruction for rescues and rolling. 6:45 Change into pool gear. 7:00-9:00 Pool time 9:00 Get out of wet stuff carry out kayaks and gear. For any questions mark-vincent@att.net